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Archive Chronology

Timeline

A warm-white vertical timeline for major Queen moments and future archive milestones.

1970 onwards

A band is named

Brian May and Roger Taylor are joined by a new singer, who renames the band Queen.

1970

The line-up completes

John Deacon joins on bass, completing the classic four-piece.

1971

A Night at the Opera

The album arrives with Bohemian Rhapsody and changes the band's scale.

1975

Live Aid

Twenty-one minutes that cement Queen as one of the defining live bands.

1985